Art lovers are in for a treat when Middlesbrough’s mima art gallery unveils four new exhibitions today.

Based on Paper - The Marzona Collection is a major show from German museums, which includes more than 70 works, including collage, video, drawing and sculpture, from the 1960s and early 70s, a time of social upheaval, including the women’s movement and anti-Vietnam War protests.

“It’s called Based on Paper because work on paper is the beginning of all visual arts, architecture, theatre and so on,” said mima curator Gavin Delahunty.

Many of the works on show, by contemporary artists Carl Andre and Gilbert & George, were at the real cutting edge of art at the time.

A second new exhibition, Locations & Situations: The 20th Century Landscape, features a fascinating and varied range of paintings from mima’s extensive permanent collection by such artists as David Bomberg, William Tillyer and Len Tabner.